Tara Whitten

Tara Whitten

Personal information
Full name	Tara Alice Whitten
Born	(1980-07-13) 13 July 1980 (age 36)
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Endurance
Medal record Representing  Canada Women's track cycling Summer Olympics 2012 London Team pursuit World Championship 2010 Ballerup Omnium 2010 Ballerup Points Race 2011 Apeldoorn Omnium 2009 Pruszków Omnium 2012 Melbourne Team pursuit Pan American Road and Track Championships 2009 Mexico Omnium 2009 Mexico Individual pursuit 2009 Mexico Team sprint 2015 Puebla Individual time trial 2009 Mexico Individual time trial 2009 Mexico Points race 2009 Mexico Team pursuit

Tara Alice Whitten (born 13 July 1980) is a Canadian track racing cyclist from Edmonton.

A former cross country skier, she began track racing seriously in 2008 having dabbled in it since 2005. The same year she won the points race and individual pursuit at the Canadian National Track Championships, and also took the bronze medal in the scratch race and 500 meter time trial events.

Whitten began the 2008–2009 track cycling season strongly, winning two silver medals at first round of the Track World Cup in Manchester, United Kingdom, in October. She went on to take two bronze medals in the third round in Cali, Colombia, and a further two silver medals in the fifth and final round in Copenhagen, Denmark, in February 2009.

In March 2009, Whitten won the silver medal in the Omnium at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Pruszków, the first time the event was included in the championships.

In December 2009, Whitten rode on the team that won the gold medal in the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics Women's Team Pursuit in Cali, Colombia, along with fellow Canadian National Team members Laura Brown (cyclist) and Stephanie Roorda, concurrently setting a new Canadian National Record in this event as well with a time of 3:27.289. Of note, the Women's Team Pursuit has been added as an Olympic event for 2012. She also won two silver medals, in the Individual Pursuit (time of 3:34.547) and Points Race.

In March 2010, Whitten won the gold medal in the Omnium and Points race at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup.

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